Marché aux Place d'Aligre

Spent an early morning adventure at one of the best neighborhood markets in Paris at Place d'Aligre The variety of fruits and vegetables was amazing but more impressive even was the quality. There was a whole section of BIO [organic] items.

The Arcades of Havana, Cuba

This slideshow: 'The Arcades of La Habana' makes me want to go back. Take a look at the beautiful architecture.

PARIS Birthday Trip

I will be spending a week in Paris to celebrate my 79th birthday during the first week of September and will be staying in the Marais for the first time...

a visit to le Marais on a previous trip...

Have reservations at Les Jardins du Marais hotel for the week. Will use that as my base for exploring that part of the city...

restaurant at the hotel...

Village Tour

Took friends from Hawai'i to see some of the sights of Greenwich Village. One of them had worked with us in Truk and had heard my stories of attending NYU and living in the Silver Towers there. Wanted to show off my old neighborhood.

Bust of Sylvette

The bust of Sylvette by Picasso and constructed by Paul Nesjar started in 1968 and was not finished by the time I left for Guam in June of that year. We were able to watch the whole construction/installation during that year however.

We lived here on the 18th floor of the I.M. Pei building.

Then it was off to lunch at Jane Restaurant for a delicious early dinner. The review is on the Mofongoman blog.

return to CUBA

After visiting in 2010, 2011 and 2012, I wanted to see Cuba again before the BIG changes happened. There were some changes and happily some things were just the same.

the old cars...

WiFi in every plaza...

the water...

the little kids and their music...

street art...

the flowers...

the mountains...

the calesas in old Havana...

religion...

and the ever present flight back home...